Whereas, in the matter of import of Morpholine (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 29333917 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from, China PR, European Union and the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings No. 14/41/2010-DGAD dated the 9 th August, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 9 th August, 2011, had come to the conclusion that-

(a) the subject goods had been exported to India from the subject countries below its normal value;

(b) the domestic industry had suffered material injury in respect of the subject goods;

(c) the material injury to the domestic industry had been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject countries,

and had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in or exported from, the subject countries.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 13 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under sub-heading of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), and exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), and produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and exported by the exporters as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (10) and per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) of the said Table.

Table

Sr. No

Heading

Description of goods

Country of origin

Country of exports

Producer

Exporter

Amt

Unit of measurement

Currency

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

1

29333917

Morpholine

China PR

China PR

M/s Anhui Haoyuan Chemical Group Co. Ltd

M/s Anhui Haoyuan Chemical Group Co. Ltd

0.29

Kg

US dollar

2

29333917

Morpholine

China PR

China PR

Any other than combination at Sr. No.1

0.63

Kg

US dollar

3

29333917

Morpholine

Any country other than the subject countries

China PR

Any

Any

0.63

Kg

US dollar

4

29333917

Morpholine

China PR

Any country other than the subject countries

Any

Any

0.63

Kg

US dollar

5

29333917

Morpholine

European Union

European Union

M/s BASF SE

M/s BASF SE

0.35

Kg

US dollar

6

29333917

Morpholine

European Union

European Union

Any other than combination at Sr. No.5

0.68

Kg

US dollar

7.

29333917

Morpholine

Any country other than the subject countries

European Union

Any

Any

0.68

Kg

US dollar

8.

29333917

Morpholine

European Union

Any country other than the subject countries

Any

Any

0.68

Kg

US dollar

9.

29333917

Morpholine

USA

USA

M/s Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation

M/s Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation

0.50

Kg

US dollar

10.

29333917

Morpholine

USA

USA

Any other than combination at Sr. No.9

0.81

Kg

US dollar

11.

29333917

Morpholine

USA

Any country other than the subject countries

Any

Any

0.81

Kg

US dollar

12.

29333917

Morpholine

Any country other than the subject countries

USA

Any

Any

0.81

Kg

US dollar

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period not exceeding six months from the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, (52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act.